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2026 World Series of Poker
Santhosh Suvarna limped in from the button with 8♥7♦6♠6♥ before Robert Cowen raised to 900,000 in the small blind. Suvarna called, and the flop came A♥10♦6♣.
Cowen then bet 1,200,000, and Suvarna called with his set. Cowen slowed down and checked the 3♥ turn, Suvarna bet 2,200,000, and Cowen folded J♦J♣9♦7♥.
Heads-up on a flop of 3♣J♠4♥, Santhosh Suvarna in the small blind checked and Robert Cowen in the big blind checked back to find the Q♣ turn.
Suvarna bet 1,400,000 and received a quick called by Cowen. Suvarna with 10♠9♦8♦4♦ checked the Q♥ river. Cowen checked back with A♠K♠10♣2♠ but lost to Suvarna's two pair.
Robert Cowen raised to 600,000 on the button and Joao Simao called in the small blind with A♠Q♦3♠2♣, while Santhosh Suvarna also called in the big blind.
All three players checked the 10♦10♠4♦ flop. Simao then bet 600,000 on the 2♠ turn, and only Cowen called.
The river was the 3♦ and Simao bet another 3,300,000. Cowen folded a flush with K♦9♠6♥6♦, and Simao took the pot to move into the chip lead.
Santhosh Suvarna in the small blind limped and called a raise to 900,000 by Robert Cowen in the big blind.
Cowen bet 2,000,000 on the 2♦A♦8♥ flop but Suvarna check-raised all-in for 4,825,000. Cowen snap-called.
Santhosh Suvarna: 8♠8♣7♠4♠
Robert Cowen: Q♠Q♥Q♦3♦
Suvarna flopped a set and saw the 10♣K♣ runout complete the board to double up.
Joao Simao raised to 900,000 in the small blind and Santhosh Suvarna called in the big blind.
Both players checked the Q♠9♥9♣ flop. Simao then bet 750,000 on the 7♠ turn, Suvarna raised all in, and Simao called for his last 3,200,000.
Suvarna showed J♠J♣10♥9♦ for trips, but Simao had flopped a full house with Q♥Q♦8♥6♦. The 10♦ river also gave Suvarna a full house, but it wasn't enough for him to avoid handing over the double up to Simao.
Level: 26
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 300,000
Robert Cowen on the button opened to 500,000 with A♥9♦7♦6♠. Joao Simao in the small blind three-bet to 1,750,000, then Santhosh Suvarna in the big blind four-bet to 3,000,000. Cowen folded and Simao called with the 300,000 he had behind.
Joao Simao: Q♥Q♦7♠5♠
Santhosh Suvarna: A♦K♥10♣7♥
Simao hit a full house on J♦Q♠3♥J♣3♣ board to secure a double up.
Santhosh Suvarna limped in from the small blind with 10♠9♦7♣4♣, and Robert Cowen checked his option.
Suvarna bet 350,000 on the K♥3♠2♥ flop and Cowen called. Suvarna bet another 575,000 on the K♠ turn, and Cowen folded A♣Q♣5♣3♦.
The next hand, Suvarna raised to 650,000 on the button with 9♠8♠5♣2♣ and Joao Simao called holding A♥J♠7♥3♠ in the big blind.
Suvarna potted to 1,650,000 on the Q♠5♥2♦ flop, and Simao folded.
Joao Simao raised to 650,000 on the button and Santhosh Suvarna called with Q♠J♦J♣3♣ in the small blind. Robert Cowen then potted to 2,600,000 in the big blind, and Simao also announced pot to 8,450,000. Suvarna got out of the way, while Cowen then moved all in for 10,900,000. Simao called to put him at risk.
Robert Cowen: A♠A♣K♦J♠
Joao Simao: A♥K♣Q♥5♦
Cowen was a favorite with his aces to earn the massive double up, and the flop came 10♦9♣8♠. Simao picked up a straight draw, but the 3♠ turn left him with just one out going to the river after Suvarna folded two of the jacks he needed, while Cowen held another one.
No miracles arrived for Simao on the Q♦ river, and Cowen took down the pot to open a wide lead over his two opponents.
Robert Cowen on the button opened to 500,000 with A♥Q♥J♠6♠. Joao Simao in the small blind folded but Santhosh Suvarna in the big blind three-bet to 1,750,000. Cowen made the call.
Suvarna bet 1,300,000 on the 5♣A♣10♦ flop with 10♣9♣8♥7♥ and made Cowen fold.